Williams College in Williamstown, MA has taken back the title of the No. 1 liberal arts school in the country, holding its place at No. 2 in the overall rankings. The school was the No. 2 liberal arts school last year when Pomona College took first place overall. With this shift, the Northeast earns back its reputation as the hub of American liberal arts tradition. In fact, eight of the top 10 liberal arts colleges are located in the region– with Davidson College (No. 10) in North Carolina and Pomona (No. 2) as the only exceptions.

The most notable shift in this year’s rankings is Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. For the first time in nine years, the school breaks into the top 10 in the overall rankings from its No. 17 spot in 2015. It now places at No. 3 out of liberal arts schools. The other colleges in the liberal arts top five fall or remain the same in the overall rankings for 2016; Swarthmore College and Amherst College, placing at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively, both fall three spots in the Top Colleges List.

Three federal military academies are the top public liberal arts schools in the rankings this year – the U.S. Military Academyplaces at No. 6 in the region, followed by the U.S. Naval Academy (No. 9, and the U.S. Air Force Academy (No. 17).Outside of the service schools, no public liberal arts schools land in the liberal arts top 50. St. Mary’s College of Maryland, notably is No.90 and New College of Florida is No. 91.

Bates College in Lewiston, ME,deserves an honorable mention this year for leaping from No. 70 to No. 52 in the overall rankings. The school was just beat out by Massachusetts’ College of the Holy Cross for the No. 25 spot on our Top Liberal Arts Colleges List.

I’m a summer intern at Forbes working on the Top Colleges List. I’m a rising senior at Wesleyan University, where I major in History and edit a satirical newspaper that puts a slant on U.S. and world news. I’m also a New Yorker, dog lover, Ultimate player, and cycling fiend.